Peter Ebdon

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1970 (55 years old)
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Islington, London, England

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Peter David Ebdon (born 27 August 1970) is an English former professional snooker player. The winner of the 2002 World Snooker Championship, Ebdon won nine world ranking events, placing twelfth on the all-time list of ranking tournament winners. In addition to his world championship, Ebdon won a second Triple Crown event at the 2006 UK Championship.
After winning the 1990 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship, Ebdon turned professional, making his debut at the World Snooker Championship the following year. He won his first event at the 1993 Grand Prix and reached the elite top 16 players in the world rankings in 1995. He reached his first World Championship final in 1996, where he lost to Stephen Hendry, however, he reached the final again in 2002 World Snooker Championship, defeating Hendry 18–17. He reached a third World Championship final in 2006, losing to Graeme Dott. Ebdon continued in the top 16 until 2011, reaching the last of his 18 ranking event finals at the 2018 Paul Hunter Classic. On 30 April 2020, Ebdon announced his retirement from the game citing a neck injury after being a professional for 29 seasons.
Known for his intense and often slow play, Ebdon made 377 competitive century breaks and two maximum breaks during his career, reaching a height of third in the world rankings for two seasons.

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